Historical Dutch Slope Stone-paved path leading to an area of Nagasaki where many foreigners lived from the latter half of the…
Nagasaki Spirit Boat Procession Bon Festival celebrations welcoming back ancestors from the spirit world
Nagasaki Peiron Championship The Nagasaki Peiron Championship (長崎ペーロン選手権大会) is thought to have been started in 1655 by the Chinese community in…
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival Nagasaki’s oldest festival is registered as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Historical Hashima Island ("Battleship Island") Hashima Island (端島) is an abandoned island and former coal mine located about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki. It…
Nagasaki Lantern Festival Started by the Chinese community in Nagasaki to celebrate the Chinese New Year, this festival of lights has…
Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival The Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival (長崎帆船まつり, Nagasaki Hansen Matsuri) is one of a kind in Japan. It was…
Historical Meganebashi Bridge Meganebashi (眼鏡橋), sometimes known as “Spectacles Bridge”, gets this name from the distinctive double arches that, when reflected…
Historical Dejima Island Dejima (出島, “Exit Island”) is a small island in the port of Nagasaki which served as a Dutch…
